Lace Cable Stitch Knitting Pattern #121
How to knit the Lace Cable Stitch:
Cast on 24 stitches (22 + 2 edge stitches) and work according to chart.
The chart shows only right-side rows.
On wrong-side rows, work all stitches as they appear, purl the yarn overs.
The pattern repeat is 22 stitches wide.
Repeat the pattern between edge stitches throughout.
Abbreviation:
k: Knit
p: Purl
yo: Yarn Over
k2tog: knit 2 stitches together
skpo: slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch
C4F: slip 2 sts to cable needle, hold to front, K2, K2 from cable needle
Written row-by-row instructions:
Row 1 (right side): 1 edge stitch, * k3, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, p1, c4f, p1, k1, yo, k2, skpo, k3 *; repeat from * to *; end with 1 edge stitch.
Row 2 and all even-numbered rows (wrong side): work all stitches as they appear, purl the yarn overs.
Row 3: 1 edge stitch, * k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, yo, k2, skpo, k2 *; repeat from * to *; end with 1 edge stitch.
Row 5: 1 edge stitch, * k1, k2tog, k2, yo, k3, p1, k4, p1, k3, yo, k2, skpo, k1 *; repeat from * to *; end with 1 edge stitch.
Row 7: 1 edge stitch, * k2tog, k2, yo, k4, p1, k4, p1, k4, yo, k2, skpo *; repeat from * to *; end with 1 edge stitch.
Repeat Rows 1-8 throughout.